Patents by Inventor Gary L. Asmus

Gary L. Asmus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Centralized management of replacement vehicle labels
    Patent number: 7540420
    Abstract: A central labeling data (CLD) management system provides centralized management, assembly, and distribution of labeling data for use in generating replacement labels for damaged vehicles. For example, the CLD management system includes a database that stores label data for a plurality of vehicles produced by a plurality of different manufacturers. The CLD management system presents an interface to receive an electronic communication from a client computing device associated with a repair shop. The electronic communication includes a request for label data associated with an original vehicle label. The CLD management system retrieves the requested label data from the database and communicates the label data to an output device for printing a new vehicle label for use by the repair shop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark F. Schulz, Jeffrey R. Janssen, John E. Gozum, Gary L. Asmus
  • Centralized management of replacement vehicle labels
    Patent number: 7293706
    Abstract: A central labeling data (CLD) management system provides centralized management, assembly, and distribution of labeling data for use in generating replacement labels for damaged vehicles. For example, the CLD management system includes a database that stores label data for a plurality of vehicles produced by a plurality of different manufacturers. The CLD management system presents an interface to receive an electronic communication from a client computing device associated with a repair shop. The electronic communication includes a request for label data associated with an original vehicle label. The CLD management system retrieves the requested label data from the database and communicates the label data to an output device for printing a new vehicle label for use by the repair shop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark F. Schulz, Jeffrey R. Janssen, John E. Gozum, Gary L. Asmus